The Solar System (with Infotrac and Thesky CD-ROM)

by Michael A. Seeds and Dana Backman

Book Overview

Fascinating, engaging and extremely visual, THE SOLAR SYSTEM, 10th Edition, is renowned for its current coverage, reader-friendly presentation and detailed--yet clear--explanations. The authors' goals... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534380506
• ISBN13: 9780534380502
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Right book, right price

I was happy with the quality of the book and the price I purchased it at.

An Excellent Book

"The Solar System (with CD-ROM, Virtual Astronomy Labs, AceAstronomy, and InfoTrac)", fourth edition. is an excellent book for learning the elements of astronomy withing our solar system. The author, Michael A. Seeds, gives not just facts, but, also, a conceptual framework to understand how the logic of science works. The book has many, excellent, colored illustrations and photos with simple explanations. While some of the mathematics is there, the author makes it possible to use the book without resorting to the math. This edition comes with a CD that has a student tutorial system. This addition makes this edition more worthwhile than the sixth edition that does not have this useful extra. The book is extensive (my copy has 657 pages) and is easy to read. I strongly recommend this book for any teenager who is interested in learning more about the Solar System and about astronomy.

The Solar System (with Printed Access Card AceAstronomy , Virtual Astronomy Labs)

it's excellent but no cd included

Beautiful Book. Good Printing. Great Writing.

For a science that has been studied for as long as there have been humans around to look at the sky, astronomy is rapidly changing. That has resulted in this the fifth edition of this book. Dr. Seeds treats Astronomy almost like a revival preacher. He clearly loves the subject and this comes through in his writing. More than anything else he wants the students to learn a bit about astronomy but to come away clearly knowing the basic principles of the scientific method and perhaps, hopefully seek a career in science. The book is printed like a high end coffee table book. Brilliant pictures, beautiful printing, and backed up with enough text to explain what is going on. Dr. Seeds has written several astronomy texts. He has had time and feedback from them so that his explanations of fairly complex things such as Einstein's General Theory of Relativity make it seem simple. This book is primarily on the solar system, but it gets out enough to cover the rest of the galaxy just enough to let you know just how big the universe is. Finally, visit SETI@Home and let your computer search for signs of extraterresterial intelligence.